The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-06-17

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.hrv then skulkcd aud "lsid low /
waiting TO zee how the women WoHld
come out. and b soon a. the ianati-
elem began 10 grow popular, these
",ky pilots'bcgan TO snuit the air,
howl little, then bark and paw the
earth a.thr brave women marched
through the land crying victory.
These women had the nerve to but
ton hole the law makers and preach
err, who are always ready Tor sscrl-
flee. They have az unaccountsole III
iluenCc over editors, and with their
c,cIuciating smiles can and do draw
heavily on the pocket books OF the
miserly banker and lawyer. Those
men who never gave dollar Tor a
charitable purpose in their lives, VIII
give freely to these second hand beau
ties.
Prohibition is failure. If | could
only tell your people what know OF
prohibition and its working they
never would vote for II.
would like to take the STUMP for
u month in your state If you would
accompany me. have shown your
letter TO Col. Eibccck, editor OF the
Iowa An1eiger of this city, an able
man. and a gentleman. also send
with hi. letter, Mr.. Lynch's letter to
you. lie is editor OF the State lndc-
pendent. bold, fearless paper.
We ali wish You success III your
manly tight against fanaticism and
hypocracy, Your friend,
r. j. kENNFuY,
Capt. in Mexican War.
DIES MotNfs. Iowa, June 9, 1851.
col. G.. ". kecnc, Jefferson, Tex,
DEAR SIX. Capt. T.. j. Kennedy
had the kipdncs to show me your
lrttcr TO him. IN which you make in
quiry in regard o the truth OF the
published report about the outragcs,
The cruelty and tyranny that have
been perpctratcd in this city by tho
township and county officers IN the
attempted enforcement OF the prohib-
itUry liquor law.
Tho extract YOU enclosed in your
letter to capt. Kennedy, taken from
the De- Noincs Ledger, contains
nothing but the truth. and requires
an affidavit no more than II would TO
prove that there Is such II law rs the
prohibitOry law upon the statute
books Of Iowa. All of our people,
young and old republicans and dem
oCrHts alike. know the terrorism I'M
der which we have lived here during
the past two ycar4. II has been a
continued series of oppression and
violence on the part Of the spies and
lnformers who have enriched
themselves by the blood money
they have eXtorted from
their victims, and from the taXpay-
crs. In this, they have been upheld
by the puritanical clergy by every
republican paper, and sustained even
by tho courts in their most damnable
acts OF prosecutions.
Until recently, no one dared speak
out save my paper and the Leader,
democratic paper OF this city. But
the outrages have become SO ntolcra.
bic. aud the effect of tho enforcement
of prohibition so destructive TO the
business and commercial interests of
uur city. that many of our most
prominent business men have called n
halt. And no wonder. Des MONIES,
with fourteen railroad, vast coal
uc!ds, and in the center of the finest
farming country in the world. was,
prior to prohibition, one of the most
prosperous cities IN the union. Pro-
hibitlon has driven fully 5000 people
from US, and we have u thousand va
cant houses. and business of all Kinds
PROSTATE.
Your friend Capt. Kennedy, has
. ,.....htI,,et.,.t-t f,,V Tho In =
teen years, a., long rs | have known
him. and Mt one time was quite proml-
nent in our state rs mn honest, earnest
temperate worker. But he, like thous-
auGs of Others. ha- had ocular demon
stration enough that prohibition is
not only a failure, but crime upon
the individual citizen.
Whisky drinking is more common
than ever. and drunkcnncsswt never
so great as 1T is now,
Our ials aud penitcntiarics are
more crowded than ever. aud the
taxpayers of our county lPolk) alone
have had to pay $4,000 tor criminal
prosecutions iu one year Cast year
send copies of my paper in W Inch
yOu will lind further information in
regard to the working Of prohibition
in Iowa Very respectfully yours,
JoSEpH ElHKoECK.
DEs MotNEs, To-, juno g, iNsI-Col,
g.. W. kecnc. letter On, TcXas-DEAR
~W-Capt Kennedy Ia, ust shown
me your letter. Prohibition came to
Iowa by big majority. It is here
today. The republican journals OF
thi, state are all in favor of prohibi.
ton for it is the creation of that
party,
The democratic journals of th- state
oppose 1t bitterly
Des Moines is the only prohibition
city in tho state. The law is nearer
enforced here than anywhere else,
Looking at thi, matter from All III
dependent stand point, | desire to
say that the difference between times
under high license and prohibition
is this Under high license every
man could tell a saloon At first sight
its signs were as open as that of the
hotel under prohibition on i. con.